# Movie Title Theme Thread #4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 29, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726 "2004-02-29T07:20:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/1 "2004-02-29T07:20:15Z")
When I came up with this theme I had some doubts but it turned out to be fun. In about thirty minutes I had come up with thirty movies. This time there will be bonus points awarded if you come up with a couplet - meaning two movies that fit the theme and star the same person (I noticed two couplets on my list.) Also, to make things super incredibly exciting, I have selected one movie from my list of thirty to be “The Secret Title.” If you say the secret title a chicken will come down and award you fifty clucks. Here’s the theme: Movie titles containing the -ing form of a verb. Here’s a couple of clues to get you started: “Heeeres Johnny!” and “You think I should cut my ear off and move to the south of France?” Oh, one more, one more…“Not unless \*round \* is funny.” Now go… ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/2 "2004-02-29T07:34:27Z")
**Raising Arizona The Shining Killing Zoe Saving Private Ryan Looking for Mr. Goodbar Sleeping With the Enemy Swimming to Cambodia Swimming With the Sharks Dead Man Walking The Running Man Eating Raoul Dying Young The Killing Fields Singing in the Rain Breakin’ Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo Bowling for Columbine Looking for America Coming to America The Crying Game Breaking Away While You Were Sleeping** ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/3 "2004-02-29T07:49:19Z")
Regarding Henry Shining Through Staying Alive Feeling Minnesota Teaching Mrs. Tingle Boxing Helena Romancing the Stone Saving Silverman Playing God Working Girl Losing It Searching for Bobby Fisher Flirting With Disaster Keeping the Faith (the two above both feature Ben Stiller) Losing Isaiah Racing the Sun (the two above both feature Halle Berry ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/4 "2004-02-29T07:57:55Z")
**Tangent** ’s \*Racing the Sun \* reminded me of another movie and gave me a triplet with Nicolas Cage. I’ll just spoil the -ing words.Raising, Leaving, Racing ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/5 "2004-02-29T08:26:42Z")
Ten bonus clucks for anyone who can name a couplet starring Peter Sellers. ---
**Author:** ![Dizzy\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dizzy\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dizzy_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/6 "2004-02-29T14:55:36Z")
**Finding Nemo** ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/7 "2004-02-29T17:48:56Z")
Being There The Incredible Lightness of Being Much Ado About Nothing (in Shakespeare’s time, the final word **was** a verb) Driving Miss Daisy ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/8 "2004-02-29T18:17:50Z")
Breaking the Rules Finding Forrester Gleaming the Cube Shooting Blanks Blazing Saddles Being John Malkovich The Importance of Being Ernest Being Human She’s Having a Baby Going My Way Going In Style Dancing In The Dark Dirty Dancing (I and II) Dancing at the Blue Iguana Odd…the only one of these that I’ve actually _seen_ is Blazing Saddles. ---
**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/9 "2004-02-29T19:04:04Z")
> [@Ex Machina](#): > > Ten bonus clucks for anyone who can name a couplet starring Peter Sellers. “Being There” and “Dr. Strangelove: or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb”. ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/10 "2004-03-01T14:19:25Z")
Ding Ding Ding! **RealityChuck** gets the fifty clucks for saying the secret title: _The Unbearable Lightness of Being_ And Short Guy gets ten clucks for finding the sneaky Peter Sellers couplet. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/11 "2004-03-01T16:40:51Z")
Some of these may be repeats of earlier lists, but I’m working so I’m trying to be quick about this… Walking and Talking Floundering The Fighting Temptations Guarding Tess Capturing the Friedmans Chasing Amy Saving Grace ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-title-theme-thread-4/231726/12 "2004-03-01T23:14:53Z")
**Bibliophile** ’s \*Guarding Tess \* makes four with Cage. Now he’s raising, racing, leaving, and guarding. Next time you’re in a video store ask for the present participle section.